From the author of the bestselling Read This If You Want To Take Great Photographs series, this jargon-free introduction covers all aspects of photographing places, including landscapes, cityscapes, architecture, and interiors.
Whatever your camera, whatever your interest, whatever your level, this indispensible guide gives you all the essential techniques and demystifies the work of acclaimed photographers. Packed with practical tips and iconic images, this accessible book will arm you with the know-how you need to take meaningful pictures of the places that matter to you most.
Featuring 50 master photographers, including Alec Soth, Martin Parr, Robert Adams, Todd Hido, Rut Blees Luxemburg, Julius Shulman, Rinko Kawauchi, Thomas Ruff, Tim Hetherington, and Joel Sternfeld.
Author(s): Henry Carroll
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Year: 2017
Language: English
Pages: 128
Contents
Where are you?
COMPOSITION
Find the lines
The frame
Frame-within-a-frame
Shooting at 45 degrees
Horizon lines
Elevated point of view
Street level
Distance from subject
Wide-angle lenses
Telephoto lenses
TECHNICAL TANGENT
Format
Aspect ratio
EXPOSURE
Slow shutter speed
Blur and abstraction
Fast shutter speed
Deep depth of field
Shallow depth of field
Overexposing
Underexposing
TECHNICAL TANGENT
Shutter speed and movement
Guide to movement
Aperture and depth of field
ISO
LIGHT
The golden hour
Soft light/flat light
Hard light/clarity
Low sun
Twilight
Ambient light
Ambient light (continued)
Night shots
TECHNICAL TANGENT
Controlling colour
Shooting RAW
Essential filters
MANIPULATION
Colour
Black and white
Artificial lighting
Using props
Cultural reference
People and place
Digital manipulation
TECHNICAL TANGENT
Retouching
Essential functions in Lightroom
LOCATION
Sublime places
Contrived places
Iconic places
Industrial places
Pastoral places
Reclaimed places
Non-places
Everyday places
Comparable places
Political places
Imaginary places
Personal places
Your places
TECHNICAL TANGENT
Legal matters
TROUBLESHOOTING
INDEX
PICTURE CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
